Special Graduation Card
Ann used a special fun fold idea she picked up in March to make a special graduation card for Elizabeth. She saw it at the Stampin' Up! convention in Long Beach. (They now call them On Stage, but to us, it'll always be convention.) But before I get into that, I must...
Father’s Day Card Idea
Have you thought about Fathers Day cards this year? I've got a Father's Day card idea to share with you today. But if you don't need a card for that occasion, this would be great for any type of card for someone who likes mechanical things. Father's Day Card Idea What...
How About That Velvet Embossed Paper!
Did you like the velvet embossed paper we used in our live stream yesterday? I hope you put it on your Wish List because it looks even better in person! Velvet Embossed Paper And the layout is so easy! You could make this basic look with the triangles and add the...
Another Brother Birthday Card
We made a birthday card for Ann's brother last week, but today we're featuring another brother birthday card. Why? Well, it's because Ann thought he might like this one better because he live on water and has a beautiful view of sunsets. Let's check it out and let me...
Go Ahead! Brighten My Day
We just got this bundle this week so, of course! We had to use it! And what better greeting than "You Brighten My Day"! Picking the greeting was the easy part. Deciding what paper to use was the hard part. It could've gone either way, but once Ann took pictures of the...
Birthday Card for a Brother
Do you make birthday cards for your family? For your friends? Do you need a birthday card for a brother? That's what Ann's mission was on Tuesday. She had the card in her head but she wanted some input from our viewers on our weekly live stream. It was a great day....
Celebrating Sunday with a Cat Card
I don't know what Ann was thinking but we're celebrating Sunday with a - gasp! - Cat Card! Ann designed this for our local stamp club. They all love the dogs that live at our house, but some of them only have cats. And that's okay. Cat Card In fact, I think I like it!...
The Prettiest Floral Balloon
They made this pretty floral balloon card at our last local stamp club night...except for one thing. We changed it after everyone left Flowery Balloon Card Do you know what's different? The original had the balloon line drawn with a black marker. They wanted to put...
Playing with Floral Patterned Vellum
We were so happy to get our Stampin' Up! order yesterday that included the new Product of the Month - a floral patterned vellum. The colors in the Berry Botanical Vellum are vibrant and you 3 sheets of each of the 4 patterns. Ann made today's card on yesterday's live...
Are You Getting Our Free Tutorials?
We're featuring an easy to make card today. It's easy to make like our tutorials that we include in our weekly newsletter. Big Hello Card You could make 6 cards from one sheet of patterned paper using this cardmaking idea. That is, if you did like we did - we used one...
Butterfly Card Idea (1 Idea 2 Cards)
I hope you didn't miss our live stream yesterday. Ann remade a recent floral card, but made it differently using a butterfly card idea. Butterfly Card Idea She said it sure felt strange to go live on a Thursday as we've been doing Tuesdays at 2pm Pawcific for a long...
You’re a Blessing Card
The new stuff is out and the hardest thing for us is deciding what to play with first. So we're kicking off with a You're a Blessing card. The second hardest thing is to decide who to send it to because many of you come to mind! Blessing Card A couple of those new IN...
A Super Special Card
When Ann heard that Pooh and his friends were going to be adding their stamps to the Stampin' Up! collection, she thought it was a good idea. She wasn't raised with Pooh but she thought he was cute. Now that she's made a super special card with the Sweet Old Friends...
Is This a Get Well Card?
Can you count it as a get well card when it doesn't say get well? Our neighbor just had surgery. It was her hip or her knee. My favorite huMAN never could get it straight. Ann & I thought that this would be a great card to encourage her during her healing. Get...
18 Cardmaking Ideas for Spring 2026
In case you missed it, we covered a lot in yesterday's live stream. Ann shared 18 cardmaking ideas for Spring, but that's not all. You can watch the video below or watch it here on YouTube. https://youtube.com/live/s3OaExcEU-k Last Night's Activities Ann got all the...